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| s1~Usury" means a,wintuuss or fnmsss
Thou shaltnet lend upon usszy 70 70.
brother: usufy Of money, usury Of Not.
ais, usury Of anything that = lent upo
usury. -Dea. -, 10.
II thou lend money to any Of my peopl
that Il poor by thee, thou shalt mot b I
him q usufer, neither shalt thou h
upon him uspry.-Ex. -, =
he that hath not given forth npo
usury, neither hath taken any increas,
that hath Withdrawn his hand from equity
hath executed true Judgment between ma
and man.
Hath given forth upon usury, and hatl
taken incfease; shall he then hvei 81
shall not live; he hath done sll these abom
inable things; he shall surely die; hi
blood shall b upon him.-Esek. IS: 8, Is
And II thy brother be waxen poor, ant
fallen in decay With thee, then thou shal
relieve him. Yea, though he may be I
stranger and sojourner that he may hvt
with thee. Take thou NO usury Of him OF
increase, but fear thy God, that thy
brother may live with thee. Thou shalt
not give him thy money upon usury, mol
lend him thy victuals for increase Lev,
%: 81, 81.
In thee have they taken gifts TO shed
blood, thou hath taken usury and increase,
and thou hast greedily gained Of thy neigh
bors by extortion, and hast forgotten me,
saith the Lord God.-Ezek. %, II.
And there was great cry Of the people
and of their wives against their brethren,
the Jews. Some also there were that said
WE HAVE xoRroAoED oUR LANDS, vMsyAHDs
AND HOUSES THAT WE MIGHT BuY oosN, BE-
CAUSE OF THE DsARTH. There wore also
that said, we have borrowed money for
the kings tribute (taxes) and that upon
our lands and vineyards. Yet our flesh is
as the flesh Of our brethren, our children
as their children, and 10, We bring into
bondage our sons and our daughters to be
and some of our daughters are
bought into bondage already, neither is 1t
in our power to redeem them, for other
men have our lands and vineyards, AND
WAS VERY ANaRY WHEN I HEARD THEIR oRY
AND THESE WORDS. Then I consulted with
myself and rebuked the mobiles and the
rulers, and ] said unto them, ye exact u.s.
ury every one of his brother. And set q
great assembly against them.
pray you, let us leave of this usury.
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this
day, their lands, their vineyards, their
olive yards and their houses, also the hun
iredth part of their money, and Of the
money, and ofthe corn, the wine and the
oil that ye exact of them. Then said they,
We will restore them; and will require
nothing of them; sowill We do as thou
sayest. Then called the priests and took
an oath of them, that they should do &C.
,ording to this promise. Also shook my
lap and said, SO God shake out every man
from his house and from his labor, that
performeth not this promise, even thus be
shaken out and emptied. And allthe con-
said amen! and praised the
Lord. And the people did according to
his promise.--Neh. 8: 1, IS.
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernaclef ?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hillf He that
putteth not out his money to usury, nor
taketh reward against the innocent. he
that doeth these things shall never be
moved. -Psalms 15: l, 8. -
He that by usury and unjust gain in
,reaseth his substance, he shall gather it
for him that will pity the poor.-Prou.
%, 8.
have neither lent on usury, nor have
men lent to me on usury; yet every one Of
them doth curse meier. IL, 10.
Think not that l am come to destroy
the law or the prophets; I am not come to
destroy but to fulfill. For verify I say
unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one little shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever,
shall break one of these least
and shall teach mon 90, he
shall be called the least in the kingdom Of
heaven. Mat. 8, II, 10.
And as ye would that men should do to
you, do ye also to them likewise. And If
ye lend to them Of whom ye hope to re-
ceive, what thanks have yei = = Do
good, and lend, hoping for nothing again,
and your reward shall be great.-Lus 6:
81, "a, S5.
And Jesus went into the temple Of God,
and cast out all those that sold and
bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables Of the money-changers and the
seats OF them. It is written, Ny house
shall Do a house Of prayer; but ye have
made it den of thieves.-Mdt. 81: II.
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